{"id":66246,"date":"2024-04-20T09:52:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=66246"},"modified":"2024-04-20T09:52:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T09:52:33","slug":"the-census-of-india-is-conducted-every-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-census-of-india-is-conducted-every-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Census of India is conducted every:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;5 years&#8221; option2=&#8221;10 years&#8221; option3=&#8221;15 years&#8221; option4=&#8221;20 years&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: b) 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Census of India is a decennial (every ten years) census of India. It is conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The first census was conducted in 1872, and the most recent census was conducted in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The census is used to collect data on the population of India, including age, sex, religion, language, literacy, and occupation. The data is used to plan for development and to monitor the progress of development.<\/p>\n<p>The census is also used to determine the number of seats that each state and union territory has in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian Parliament).<\/p>\n<p>The census is a major undertaking, and it requires the cooperation of millions of people. The data collected by the census is essential for planning and development in India.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a brief explanation of each option:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option a) 5 years: This is incorrect because the census is conducted every ten years.<\/li>\n<li>Option b) 10 years: This is the correct answer because the census is conducted every ten years.<\/li>\n<li>Option c) 15 years: This is incorrect because the census is conducted every ten years.<\/li>\n<li>Option d) 20 years: This is incorrect because the census is conducted every ten years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;5 years&#8221; option2=&#8221;10 years&#8221; option3=&#8221;15 years&#8221; option4=&#8221;20 years&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[987],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meghalaya-gk-mcq","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Census of India is conducted every:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-census-of-india-is-conducted-every-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Census of India is conducted every:\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;5 years&#8221; 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